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of the aconites, and other poisonous herbs, j from the head, and stays all manner of 



as also against the stinging of any veno- 

 mous creature. It is a good remedy for a 

 cold cough, especially in the beginning. 



fluxes, even women's courses, when hey 

 flow too abundantly. It is good to stay 

 spitting of blood and other bleedings at the 



For all the purposes aforesaid, the herb j mouth, or the making of foul and bloody 



being tunned up in new drink and drank, 

 is almost as effectual, but far more accepta- 

 ble to weak and dainty stomachs. The 



water, by reason of any ulcer in the reins 

 or bladder, and also stays the too free 

 bleeding of wounds. It is held an especial 



distilled water of the herb hath the same \ remedy for those that are troubled with the 

 effects, but more weakly. The conserve | phthisic, or consumption of the lungs, or 

 of the flowers doth the like, which Mat- ? ulcers of the lungs, or coughs that come of 

 thiolus much commends against the palsy, heat. The decoction or powder of the 

 The green herb, or the decoction thereof, roots or seeds, is much more binding for all 

 being applied, dissolves the harhness of the purposes aforesaid than the leaves. 



women's breasts, and all other hard swell- 



Dioscorides saith, that three roots boiled in 



ings in any other part of the body. The wine and taken, helps the tertain agues, and 

 green herb also applied, or the juice thereof! for the quartan agues, (but letting the num- 

 Avith some honey, not only cleanses putrid, j ber pass as fabulous) I conceive the decoc- 

 stinking, foul, and malignant ulcers and \ tion of divers roots may be effectual. The 

 sores of all sorts, but heals and solders up \ herb (but especially the seed) is held to be 

 the lips of green wounds in any part also. I profitable against the dropsy, the falling- 

 Let pregnant women forbear, for it works i sickness, the yellow jaundice, and stoppings 

 violently upon the feminine part. j of the liver and reins. The roots of Plan- 



PLANTA I tain, and Pellitory of Spain, beaten into 



| powder, and put into the hollow teeth, takes 



Tins grows usually in meadows and j away the pains of them. The clarified 

 fields, and by path sides, and is so well [juice, or distilled water, dropped into the 

 known, that it needs no description. | eyes, cools the inflammations in them, and 



ThfieJ] It is in its beauty about June, | takes away the pin and web; and dropped 

 and the seed ripens shortly after. i i..to the ears, eases the pains in them, and 



Government and -virtues.~\ It is true, Mis- 1 helps and removes the heat. The same 

 aldus and others, yea, almost all astrology- j also with the juice of Houseleek is profitable 

 physicians, hold this to be an herb of Mars, | against all inflammations and breakings out 

 because it cures the diseases of the head j of the skin, and against burnings and scald- 

 and privities, which are under the houses tings by fire and water. The juice or de- 

 of Mars, Aries, and Scorpio : The truth is, j coction made either of itself, or other things 

 it is under the command of Venus, and : of the like nature, is of much use and good 

 cures the head by antipathy to Mars, and j effect for old and hollow ulcers that are hard 

 the privities by sympathy to Venus; neither | to be cured, and for cankers and sores in 

 is there hardly a martial disease but it j the mouth or privy parts of man or woman ; 

 cures. | and helps also the pains of the piles in the 



The juice of Plantain clarified and drank | fundament. The juice mixed with oil ol 

 for divers days together, either of itself, or \ roses, and the temples and forehead anoint- 

 in other drink, prevails wonderfully against \ ed therewith, eases the pains of the head 

 -all torments or excoriations in the intestines | proceeding from heat, and helps lunatic 

 or bowels, helps the distillations of rheum j and frantic persons very much ; as also the 



